1. I carry you like a suitcase full of boulders across the riverI carry you like a shotgun aimed for destruction, just pull the triggerI carry you like a weight on every shoulder I've ever cried onI carry you like a baby on a lonely doorstep with a lonely light on

ChorusAnd I could lay you down for good, but I am not that braveSo I carry you all the way to my grave

2. I carry like a soldier out of the fire, still in the warI carry you like an umbrella, full of holes so when it rains it poursI carry you like a dancer spinning in circles to silent musicI carry you like a memory, don't want to see it, don't want to lose it

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3. I carry you like a letter I keep on penning, never sendingI carry you like a cancer, ever-growing, never-endingI carry you like the genome across the ages, the past has spokenI carry you down a hallway full of photographs, with the frames all broken